New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
TO- SAVE HORSES FROM FIRE.
AN APPEAL GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE

MR.. BERGHs soCI TY WILL TAKE THE MATTER U
-PRFCAUTIpNS SUGGESTED
Tho Legislature this winter will I'm all probability
be asked take steps TO prevent the Wholesale do
struction Of horses by fire hch has become com
mon of late IN and around Ncw-York The strong
public in favor OF measures to prevent
this, which was aroused last spring by tho burning
~ l5OO horses in the Line fire. been stimu-
lated aficsh BY the roasting Of $50 moro In the VAN
dcrbilt Avenue stable, in Brooklyn on Monday
elt, and present here Is decidedly strong an6
general demand for some legislation Oh the subject
that Will make such painful scenes impossible. Two
or three local Asscmblymrn and ~ least ono Senator.
is said. preparing bills on the subject. so that
nero Is every to think sonnet hing VIII be dOno
early the II IS hardly necessary To say
that Henry Berch and all the other prominent mcm'
hers of The sorriy for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals are deeply interested IN the matter and VIII
do what they can TO obtain the passage Of whocsome
and comprehensive laws Mr.. Bcrghs health IS any,
thing but robust iast now. but despite this fact 10
allcd most earnestly and omphaicaly when his orin.
ion was asked a. 10 what means should be adopted TO
guard against these cata>tropbes In future.
M rErG.'> F"ENrE FtFoRr~.
During certal rich mans last IN The Legis'
aturc.a he said. prepared TN and sought to have
Il passed II met with general favor 50 far as could
he asccrtalncd There little doubt that 1t would
become a law. Bat it was sent 70 the committee OF
winch tbs rich man was chairman and there II per-
shcd vas never able To revive H. In ehdeaNorlhD
~ ascertain the reason Why the dill was treated In
th, manner, / learned that the man Of large means
acted iu the way he did 70 comply with he wishes Oh
some of his constituents, stable keepers and others
who aid not want to have such law as proposed
enactcd'
"NLlt vas the character OF yOnr bill2'
sit was very simple and entirely practicable. ]
proposed that IA all stables The rolling stock should DC
put on Tho upper lower floors and that the horses
should put only the first ground floor, 50 that
IN case other danger they could be got out
There IS nothing apparently more rational than to
keep horses tho s'Ound door, and yet We know 10
Is nor done. Why your find here that they are kept
not only on the second but ID some instances on tho
third and even on tho fourth floors In the largest
stables Now. when this is done, Mai folly II Is 10
talk about saving them IN case Of fire. II Is not only
absurd, but IS au outrage aud something unworthy Oh
oar civilization some OF the Stabemen keep their
horses or many OF them least under the sidewalk
Which is equally bad Yet when proposed To remedy
matters the Influence Of few stable keepers horse
railroad men and others was sufficient to defeat my
efforts, trust the light of tho horrible hoio
causts here and In BIOOidyn, the rich man VINO Aeo
ms bl feels satisfied with hls action, ana mat the
friendship OF the lew stablcnen comlensates him fos
the humane fecnas hc sacrificed TO obige these ind@
yidual,D